A shipment of sugar fills 2 2/3 containers. if each container holds 2 1/7 tons of sugar, what is the amount of sugar in the tire

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GarryVolchara [31]

3 years ago

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A shipment of sugar fills 2 2/3 containers. if each container holds 2 1/7 tons of sugar, what is the amount of sugar in the tire

shipment?

Mathematics

2 answers:

maks197457 [2] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-25T10:25:38+03:00

maks197457 [2]3 years ago

5 0

The shipment is 5 5/7 tons

koban [17] · Answer 2 · 2021-11-25T11:44:00+03:00

koban [17]3 years ago

5 0

So, you use multiplication in an arithmetic as this one,
( 2 2/3) (2 1/7)
= 8/3 (2 1/7)
= 8/3 (15/7)
= 40/7
= 5 5/7

Answer is 5 5/7 tons of sugar in the entire shipment.(decimal: 5.714286)

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